Chemical Protective Clothing Field Evaluation Methods.

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• Personal Author:
  Berardinelli, Stephen P. Jr. ; Roder M
• Description:
  Methods for the field evaluation of the chemical resistance of materials used in the manufacture of clothing intended to prevent the exposure of the skin to hazardous chemicals, were evaluated. Field tests for the determination of protective clothing were evaluated with emphasis on the chemical resistance of clothing to degradation, penetration and permeation by a given liquid chemical. The chemical degradation standard test method proposed by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) was described. The field application of the ASTM Test for Resistance of Protective Clothing Materials to Penetration by Liquids (F-903-84) was contemplated. Available chemical permeation field methods were reviewed with emphasis on the whole glove chemical permeation test which was used by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to test latex neoprene gloves as the protective clothing against acetone (67641), in conjunction with a photoionization detector. The authors conclude that while chemical resistance field test methods are useful, their application to chemical permeation is restricted to chemicals with high vapor pressure, which are compatible with photoionization analysis and the use of a sensitive detector tube. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Skin Skin Absorption Toxicology
• Keywords:
  Toxicology; Personal-protective-equipment; Skin-absorption; Skin-protection; Occupational-exposure; Industrial-hygiene; Skin-exposure; Protective-materials; Toxic-materials
• Publisher:
  Philadelphia
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  250-260
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00170509
• Citation:
  Performance of Protective Clothing 1986 Jun:250-260
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1)
• Editor(s):
  Barker RL; Coletta GC
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Performance of Protective Clothing
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/242265/cdc_242265_DS1.pdf
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